Ummm yeah..... 4 wheel drive gives you the ability to go--- traction.... in snow (or mud) not on ice! Have fun learning that lesson though! :)

It is -13 and feels like -29 here. You just pick up and keep going.

well, I went on many duck hunting trips in north Texas and Oklahoma..........in the snow and ice. (yes it snows a decent amount in Oklahoma).....and my four wheel drive did just fine. And actually 4L is meant for heavy traction. If it gets too bad....I can always put chains on my tires......I think if chains can work on mountainn passes in Colorado they can work for me in Texas............Try again champ

Actually, if you know how to drive in the ice, it's not that hard! Make sure your tires are properly inflated, that your alignment is good, and let 'er rip! My daddy took us up into the mountains, so we could learn how to drive in the ice. That, or he was trying to kill us, with all the ravines, trees, and lakes! Seriously, I think he wanted us to learn in "private" before we were caught up in traffic, panicking.

The biggest problem I have with driving in the ice is the people who DON'T know what to do and panic! That, and having a broken windshield wiper (which happened on Thanksgiving!).

true....i find that people dont know how to break..........also, I asked you a question in the olympics thread

You also have to keep in mind that, because it is common here, we have the equipment and resources to deal with it. When it's going to ice, they start salting our roads before the storm hits. When it's large amounts of snow, the main roads are cleared quickly and our side streets (depending on how good your city is) are done within 24 hours or so. The most we'd ever be stuck at home is a day. Everybody has shovels, snow blowers and bags of salt at home to deal with their driveways and walk ways. My friend who moved to Texas for about 8 years and then came back said that there really is no difference between Texas and Michigan. In both states, you have 3 months out of the year where it's miserable to be outside.. here it's because of cold, there it's because of heat.

very true.....allthough I would much rather be hot than cold.....thats also because I played college baseball and playing in the cold is miserable

We also keep kitty litter in the car - good for traction. AND, I found this spray that you put on your walk & driveway, and it keeps things under control for about 10 days! I got it through Improvements.com - and it's pet friendly!


saetex - asked and answered!

HEHE. when I was living in TX (2000 ish) we ended up going home from work early because there "might be snow later" and don't bother coming in tommorrow. THe snow that fell was less than half an inch and I got a free snow day. Always thought that was amazing since I am from MA and there needs to be at least 6 inches before a snow day is happening there :)

I moved from Miami, FL to Seattle, WA a year & a half ago..and I am scared to death about driving on icy roads. I usually just don't go out when it's icy (a choice I have, as a SAHM).

And then, there's "black ice" - ?!?! Apparently, this happens even on sunny days?

Anyway, I am so worried about driving here that I told my husband I needed a new car with 4 wheel drive. He agreed!

Thank God it doesn't snow much here. And as for the Seattle rain - bah! The rain is A LOT WORSE in Miami! I drove through numerous tropical storms in my 30+ years there.

Black Ice is really just clear ice - the road looks fine, not covered really in snow or nothing... but it's go a thin sheet of ice over it, and can catch people unaware. Happens mostly on days where the temperature dropped after the snow/ice had time to melt and then re-freeze (so sun can do it), but it tends to happen on bridges more where the wind an cold freezes from top and bottom...

It's not easy, but we survive. When I lived in Calgary, we had 2 spells of -35C weather, which is the equivalent of - 97F, or at least it feels like it.

I think it hit -39C there in Alberta today...

So frustrated!

I learned to drive up north, in a '71 VW Beetle. Don't be stupid in the ice, down shift, don't brake. People here in Oklahoma don't even know how to put snow chains on, let alone drive on ice.

Someone tonight got into a wreck on our street, I asked them why they weren't in 4-wheel drive. Their response? "That's just for muddin' isn't it?"

Please let me get into vet school somewhere that's not OK.

I just wish I could live back in SUNNY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Then I realize that I could fall into the ocean due to an earthquake, or burn up due to the "santanas" or get looted out--because "I didn't even have to use my AK--gotta say it was a good day..."

However, it's been cold as the last circle of Hell in Seattle, WA... No rain, though. So I guess that's fine... Just don't fall in Lake Washington...